Kinsella, Thomas (1928 May 04-2021 December 22)
Dates
- Existence: 1928 May 04 - 2021 December 22
Biographical note
Poet, translator, publisher, and Irish civil servant Thomas Kinsella was born in 1928 in Dublin. Kinsella initially worked in several posts in the Irish Civil Service and then was poet-in-residence at Southern Illinois University from 1965 to 1967. In 1967, he became a Professor of English at Temple University. Kinsella published more than 30 volumes of poetry, including Another September (1958), for which he won the Guinness Poetry Award. He also wrote critical works and translated four volumes of poetry from Gaelic, notably The Táin (1969), in collaboration with the artist Louis le Brocquy. Kinsella died in 2021.
Social Networks and Archival Context (SNAC) Identifier
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Kinsella, Thomas, 1975-2015
Correspondence and collected materials from and about Deane's friends, colleagues, and associated organizations. Includes many drafts of literary work sent to Deane for comment, both in his personal capacity and as editor of Dedalus Press.
Collection is open for research.
Contracts and personal financial documents are closed for 75 years from the date of creation for privacy concerns.
Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.
Kinsella, Thomas and Eleanor, 1988-2014
Correspondence and collected materials from and about Deane's friends, colleagues, and associated organizations. Includes many drafts of literary work sent to Deane for comment, both in his personal capacity and as editor of Dedalus Press.
Collection is open for research.
Contracts and personal financial documents are closed for 75 years from the date of creation for privacy concerns.
Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.
Kinsella, Thomas, Blood and Family, page proofs, 1988 June
Collection is open for research.
Boston College collection of Thomas Kinsella
Correspondence and works by Irish poet Thomas Kinsella, relating to the publication of Selected Poems 1962-1989 (1989), Julian Symons at 80: A Tribute (1992), and "Glenmacnass," with illustrations by John Behan (2001).
Collection is open for research.
Name and Nature, correspondence, 2011-2014
Collection is open for research.
Contracts and personal financial documents are closed for 75 years from the date of creation for privacy concerns.
Audio and video recordings are not available for playback due to format impermanence and have not been reformatted. Please let Burns Library Public Services know of your specific interest; if possible, reformatting will be scheduled.
Peppercanister, list of new special editions, 1985
This collection contains annotated copies and drafts of written works, collected works published by and about Mahon, personal and professional correspondence, photographs, and translations spanning 1980-1987.
Collection is open for research.